News:
PAST NEWS:

-MIKE WILL BE AT THE SHREDNECK/ELECA GUITARS BOOTH JANUARY 17-20TH FOR THE 2008 NAMM CONVENTION IN
ANAHIEM CALIFORNIA.


-New italian radio show audio dedicated to MIKE ORLANDO AND HIS SONIC STOMP CD! CLICK THE LINK TO LISTEN TO THE
SHOW:
http://www.comicradio.it/index-3_2.htm

-THANKS TO THE GUYS AT GUITAR 9 RECORDS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT AS SONIC STOMP ENDED 2006'S TOP
SELLERS LIST FOR THE YEAR AT # 2 !!

-CHECK OUT THE LATEST INTERVIEW WITH MIKE ORLANDO BY DAVE BISHEA FOR INSTRUMENTALCASE.COM AT
http://instrumentalcase.com/MikeOrlando.aspx

-MIKE WILL BE REPRESENTING SHRED NECK THE NEW GUITAR NECK PRACTICING TOOL AT NAMM 2007 AND THERE
WILL BE SAMPLE'S OF HIS NEW BAND TRED !

-VISIT
WWW.ROCKTRON.COM TO HEAR THE NEW SOUNDS CLIPS MIKE HAS DONE FOR ROCKTRON'S NEW REVERB
AND DELAY PEDALS!!!

-MIKE ORLANDO AND AJ PERO-(THE SONIC STOMP BAND),WILL BE ON AIR FRIDAY SEPT.22 FROM  8:00 TO 10:00 ON
MARK"THE ANIMAL" MENDOZA'S (TWISTED SISTER) RADIO SHOW ON LONG ISLAND'S REAL ROCK RADIO 98.5 THE BONE
TO PROMOTE SONIC STOMP'S  SEPT. 29TH SHOW AT SAM ASH IN CARLE PLACE,LONG ISLAND.MARK WILL PLAY
TRACKS FROM SONIC STOMP AS WELL AS DISCUSS MIKE,AJ AND LENNY'S OTHER NEW LINE-UP,TRED!

-NEW ROCKTRON ARTIST PAGE FEATURE FOR MIKE ORLANDO AT
http://www.rocktron.com/frameset1.html CLICK ON MIKE
ORLANDO!

-AUG.11th IN RAYNHAM,MASS.AT RICK'S MUSIC WORLD MIKE ORLANDO AND HIS SONIC STOMP LINEUP WILL INCLUDE
GUEST DRUMMER DENNIS LEEFLANG OF BUMBLEFOOT AS AJ PERO IS CURRENT ON TOUR W/ TWISTED SISTER AT
THAT TIME.

-MIKE ORLANDO AND AJ PERO ARE IN THE STUDIO RECORDING 3 NEW TRACKS FOR A SOON TO BE RELEASED ERIC
CARR-(KISS) TRIBUTE ALBUM.

-MIKE ORLANDO'S SONIC STOMP MAKES ALBUM OF THE MONTH IN JULY ISSUE OF VIRTUOSA MAGAZINE-UK.

-CHECK OUT THE LASTEST EDITION OF VIRTUOSA MAGAZINE-(UK) FOR A FEATURE ON MIKE ORLANDO AND SONIC
STOMP. YOU CAN ALSO BUY THE MAGAZINE FROM
WWW.LIONMUSIC.COM AND WWW.LION1.COM.fOR MORE INFO
CONTACT THE EDITOR NICK J. HINTON AT
NICK.J.HINTON@BTINTERNET.COM.

-CHECK OUT THE FIRST PART OF THE LETHAL GUITAR SERIES MIKE IS DOING WITH JEFF BEASLEY AT
WWW.GUITARSOURCE3.COM.THERE'S TAB AND AUDIO FOR LICKS OFF OF MIKE ORLANDO'S SONIC STOMP.

-MIKE ORLANDO'S SONIC STOMP IS NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER FROM 2400 STORES THROUGHOUT  AMERICA AND
WORLDWIDE. JUST GO TO YOUR LOCAL STORE AND THEY CAN ORDER IT THROUGH SUPER-D /ONE STOP. PARTNERS
OF CD BABY!!

-CHECK OUT WWW.SHREDACADEMY.COM FOR THE MIKE ORLANDO ARTIST PAGE WHICH ALSO INCLUDES A STRING
SKIPPING LEGATO LESSON W/ AUDIO & TAB! HERE'S THE LINK: http://
www.shredacademy.com/artists/m_orlando.htm

-THANKS TO THE SHRED REVOLUTION WEB PAGE FOR PUTTING MIKE ORLANDO AS THE MAY 2006 SHREDDER OF THE
MONTH! GO  TO
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=54096946.

-CHECK OUT http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_newguitar.html WHERE THEY'VE FEATURED MIKE ORLANDO AS
THE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT.

-GO TO-
http://www.axemagazine.it/month.htm TO SEE THE MAY ISSUE WITH A FULL FEATURE ON MIKE ORLANDO WITH
PICS,TAB AND INTERVIEW.

-WHEELS IN MOTION(TRACK 1) FROM SONIC STOMP HAS BEEN PUT #1 ON THE PLAYLIST OF GUITARIST RADIO AT
http://www.artistlaunch.com/guitaristradio OF ARTIST LAUNCH.COM -FREE WORLD RADIO!

-TUNE INTO THE ACADEMY OF SHRED RADIO SHOW ON 88.5 FM WRUR AND AT
WWW.WRUR.ORG EVERY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT  FROM 10 PM TO 12 AM TO HEAR TRACKS FROM SONIC STOMP! THANX TO BUDDY STEVE BAUER! SONIC
STOMP WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT HEAVY METAL RECORDS IN WEBSTER,NY!  THANX BOB!


-MIKE IS ON THE FRONT COVER OF THE MAY ISSUE OF AXE MAGAZINE.  INSIDE IS A FULL  INTERVIEW,PICTURES AND
TAB FOR SEGMENTS FROM  HIS SONIC STOMP CD!   GO TO  WWW.AXEMAGAZINE.IT !!


-SONIC STOMP TRACKED #1 ON GUITAR 9 RECORDS MOST POPULAR LIST(MARKED BLAZING WITH A BULLET) AS OF
4-20-06 FOR CATEGORIES : OVERALL,HEAVY ELECTRIC,HARD ROCK AND SHRED!

-MIKE ORLANDO'S SONIC STOMP CD HAS BEEN # 1 NOW FOR THE LAST 5 WEEKS STRAIGHT ON GUITAR 9 RECORDS!  
ALSO #2 FOR A 6TH WEEK!! JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU ALL WHO ARE SUPPORTING THE CD!!

-MIKE ORLANDO'S SONIC STOMP GRABBED THE #1 TOP SELLING CD FOR CATEGORIES(HEAVY
ELECTRIC,SHRED,OVERALL AND HARD ROCK) FOR THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 18TH @ GUITAR 9 RECORDS IN ITS
FIRST WEEK RELEASED THERE!!!

-MIKE ORLANDO'S SONIC STOMP CD IS NOW AVAILABLE AT GUITAR 9 RECORDS!! @
WWW.GUITAR9.COM/SONICSTOMP.HTML

-MIKE AND AJ PERO WILL BE APPEARING   ON  JIM BREUER'S HEAVY METAL KARAOKE SHOW ON SIRIUS SATELLITE(
CHANNEL 104) WITH BILLY MIRA (HOWARD STERN SHOW) AS GUESTS OF THE BAND AND JAMMIN WITH BILLY AND THE
GUYS!!

-SONIC STOMP IS NOW AVAILABLE AT CD BABY.COM -
http://cdbaby.com/cd/morlando WHERE YOU CAN SAMPLE 5 SONGS
AND WRITE A REVIEW AS WELL!

-FEB15TH RELEASE DATE IS SET FOR (SONIC STOMP) THE NEW INSTRUMENTAL CD FROM MICHAEL ORLANDO.
PURCHASE IT HEAR AT WWW.MIKEORLANDOMUSIC.COM . FEATURES GUESTS A.J. PERO ON DRUMS(TRACK 4 JAM ON
IT), RON THAL(BUMBLEFOOT) TRACK 3 GAME OVER.-SONIC STOMP WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AT GUITAR 9 RECORDS
AND CD BABY WEBSITES AS WELL.

-MIKE WILL NOW BE DOING SOME OF ROCKTRON'S SOUNDCLIP'S ON WWW.ROCKTRON.COM .CHECK OUT THE 1ST
CLIP FOR THE ROCKTRON BANSHEE TALKBOX!

-SEE MIKE ORLANDO PERFORM AT  THE NAMM SHOW  IN ANAHEIM,CALIFORNIA ON FRI. JAN.20TH(1:00 TO 1:30) AND
SAT.JAN.21ST(10:30 TO 11:00) AT THE FLOYD ROSE BOOTH AND RECEIVE A 4 SONG SAMPLER OF HIS SOLO CD
COMING OUT LATE FEBRUARY 06!!!

-MIKE AND OTHER GHS/ROCKTRON ARTISTS INCLUDING DAN DONEGAN(DISTURBED),311,GARY HOEY,RUSTY COOLEY
AND OTHERS WILL BE DOING AN AUTOGRAPH SIGNING SAT. JAN.21ST. AT 2:30 AT THE GHS/ROCKTRON BOOTH AT
THE NAMM SHOW.

-CHECK OUT THE
GHS SITE FOR THE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT FEATURING MIKE ORLANDO AND HEAR
2 TRACKS -MOVEMENT AND HORIZONS FROM THE UPCOMING CD DUE IN JAN. 06!!

-MIKE WILL ALSO BE TEAMING UP AS WELL WITH
GHS  AND ROCKTRON CORP.  THANX TO GREG ORRED !!!

-MIKE IS CURRENTLY FINISHING UP HIS FIRST INSTRUMENTAL CD WHICH HE'S RECORDING AT HIS OWN RECORDING
STUDIO (SONIC STOMP STUDIO)-( AVAILABLE LATE JAN. 06)  WHICH RESIDES IN HIS HOME TOWN OF STATEN ISLAND
N.Y.HE HANDLE'S ALL POSITIONS INCLUDING ENGINEER,PRODUCER, AND MIXES ALL PROJECTS AS WELL. THERE WILL
BE PICTURES OF THE STUDIO UP SHORTLY AS IT IS IN A BIT OF A TRANSITION STAGE RIGHT NOW. ALSO FEATURED
ON THE ALBUM IS MY BUDDY AND DRUMMER EXTRODINARE STEVE TOBIN( FORMERLY OF DUST TO DUST, NOW WITH
METAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION AND ENDORSER OF PROMARK STICKS AND EVANS DRUMHEADS. STEVE HAS BEEN A
FEATURE IN MODERN DRUMMER AS WELL AS METAL EDGE AND HIT PARADER.

-ALSO MIKE HAS JUST TEAMED UP  WITH LEGENDARY GUITAR COMPANY
FLOYD ROSE AND WILL BE PROUDLY
ENDORSING THEM  AND THERE LINE OF GUITARS THANX TO GOOD FRIEND ADAM REIVER!

-ALSO IN FULL PRODUCTION IS TRED!! MIKE AND AJ NEW BAND WHICH FEATURES LENNY ROCILLO ON BASS AND WILL
ALSO FEATURE A SOME GREAT VOCAL GUEST APPEARANCES AS WELL. STAY TUNED
!
Guitar Player’s Guitar Superstar Competition 2008 to take place in San Francisco on September 13

Andy Summers of The Police to Emcee; Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Elliot Easton of the Cars among judges to select
winner

Guitar Center Presents Guitar Player’s Guitar Superstar Competition 2008, the premier international guitar playing contest
for players of all ages and styles features ten finalists who will face-off in front of a panel of celebrity judges and a live
audience.

Date: Saturday, September 13, Doors Open 7:00pm
Venue: Great American Music Hall, 859 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
Tickets: Available on www.gamh.com; $15 in advance, $20 at the door

Judges:
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
George Lynch
Elliot Easton of The Cars
Brendon Small of Dethklok and Adult Swim’s hugely successful Metalocalypse animated series.

Host: Andy Summers of The Police
Sponsors:  Guitar Center, Mesa/Boogie, MOOG, Epiphone, ZZYZX Snapjack Cables, and Sonicbids.

Website: For more information, go to www.GuitarPlayer.com
www.guitarplayer.com. Thank you again to Mike Molenda (editor in chief) and Guitar Player
www.guitarplayer.com. Thank you again to Mike Molenda (editor in chief) and Guitar Player
Magazine for this incredible opportunity.  MikeMagazine for this incredible opportunity.  Mike
BACK TO MIKE ORLANDO MUSIC.COM HOME
-Thanks for everyone's support and votes for my Wheels in Motion Video on Famecast.com. Due to the viewer's
overwhelming votes Wheels in Motion has been entered by the people into the August Rock Video Category Contest. The
video made it all the way to the Top 25! Thank you all so very much! All the best to everyone and again thanks for your
support! Mike O.
-Mike Orlando's Sonic Stomp II is currently in full production. 13 Tracks are written and drum tracks are close to being
finished and completed by drummer extraordinare Dennis Leeflang of Bumblefoot fame. Bass tracks will be laid done by
Lenny Rocillo (Joe Lynn Turner, Bonnie Tyler,Almost Queen). Lenny's playing is amazing and will blow your mind.
-Mike Orlando has teamed up with vocalist extraordinare Rusell Allen from the one & only Prog Masters Symphony X.
Russell & Mike are currently in production and finishing up the writing for Russell's 2008 Solo Cd release.
Mike Orlando - Sonic Stomp
-Mike Orlando's Debut Cd Sonic Stomp is now available for purchase of the full length or each single at : I Tunes U.S,
I Tunes UK/European Union,I Tunes Canada, I Tunes Japan,
Rhapsody.com, Napster.com, Amazon Mp3.com,Groupie
Tunes.com, LaLa.com and Shockhound.com . Also Guitar 9 Records.com,Tower records.com, Target.com & CD
Baby.com.

I Tunes link for
Mike Orlando's
Sonic Stomp Cd
& Singles:
2008 Guitar Player Magazines - Guitar Superstar of the Year..Meet the contestants@
http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/meet-contestants-guitar/aug-08/86859
2008 Guitar Player Magazines Guitar Superstar Event Page @
http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/dont-dare-miss/aug-08/86099
Thanks so much to everyone at Infamousguitar.com for picking me as a
August 2008 Finalist for the Online Solo Contest.All the best to you guys!
Editors comment: ...Mike Orlando made his first entrance into the finals
with an absolute speed-demon shred fest (we are guessing that his fingers
are still bleeding from that one)...
Misc.Press on the 2008 Guitar Player Magazine's Guitar Superstar of the Year @:
-
http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/38896/
-http://www.ibabuzz.com/concerts/2008/09/03/andy-summers-hosts-guitar-superstar-competition/
-http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=104002
-http://www.i-newswire.com/pr200943.html
-http://www.bravewords.com/news/95678